All Forum Posts by: Mike Barone

@Nate Frankoski 

Here is a quick list of some of the local meetups I have attended. I am sure there are more that I have not gotten around to attending. Now get out there and start networking :) Hope this helps

South Florida Multifamily And More Investor Club (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | Meetup
Chill and Real Estate (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | Meetup
South Florida Real Estate Wholesalers Meetup Group (Boynton Beach, FL) | Meetup
Fort Lauderdale Fl, Landlords and Lager Meetup (biggerpockets.com)
SoFlo Real Estate Network (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | Meetup

 Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts. 

I have a lead that I have hit a dead end on. There are 2 properties that are associated with the same trustee and I cant find any contact info. Should I hire a private investigator? If so any recommendations for someone who specializes in this for investors? 

Here is everything I have tried already:

Door Knocked both properties in 2 different counties (They are vacant) 

Skip Trace Trustee name

Skip Traced know associates and neighbors

Probate Attorney Looked up any docket info in both counties where the properties are located, and nothing came up to help find Heirs or Owner 

Any other suggestions are appreciated! 

@Trevor Fleck @Stetson Miller Thanks for the feedback this is valuable information

Have you ever removed the burrowing owls from a lot in Cape Coral? Estimated time and cost for removal? I saw some info on the county website saying a few thousand dollars for removal. 

Hi @gracemercado I am a wholesaler local to the Davie/ Plantation area in Broward. I can recommend Title Guaranty of Weston for any wholesale transactions. They have a great staff in place and are very knowledgable for assignments, double closes, transactional funding ect. Feel free to reach out anytime. 

@Jacob Younger all your questions are valid as a new investor. It really comes down to picking a strategy and just going all in on it. Every marketing strategy works you just have to choose which one will work best for you in your current situation. The first wholesale deal I closed on was in Broward County where you are from. I am sure you have heard many others say be consistent and that is the key to getting your first deal. I would suggest you spend 99% of your time marketing or talking to sellers. Finding buyers is the easy part if you have a good deal. 

@Nathan Yarnell From my past experience in the last market downturn I got burnt by others saying to "buy and its a great deal" even though it was not cash flowing. I had to short sale a couple of properties and lost a lot of money. It was before I really understood REI and I will never make that mistake again. Find an investor friendly agent, go direct to seller, or utilize a local wholesaler in your market.

It's an early morning post...My brain is just warming up for the day... I did have STR in the main title at least :)

My friend has a pocket listing that's going to go for about 2 million. It is a perfect Air BB just steps away from the sand on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Needs updating but it has a 2 bed 2 bath house and then another building on the property with 2 studios with a pool. I have my capital tied up in another multifamily project but if anyone has a creative strategy lets run the numbers and work something out.